CVE-2025-58996

WordPress Advanced Settings Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

9.1 Critical

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Up 0.4 points since Nov 7, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.1

WordPress Advanced Settings Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-58996
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-38133 9.1

Record: EUVD-2025-38133
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gcvc-4v23-j4jw 9.1

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings...

Record: GHSA-gcvc-4v23-j4jw
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.1

Record: CVE-2025-58996
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

helmut wandl advanced settings

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-58996 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings, published November 6, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.